These Grannies Are Helping to Plug the School-to-Military Pipeline at Its Source When teachers are underpaid and schools are underserved, why do we pay veterans to encourage young students to join the military? By Joyce Chu May 11, 2016 On a Wednesday afternoon last month, a group of gray-haired women with canes and Styrofoam guns … Continue reading Let’s Plug the School-to-Military Pipeline
$1.5 million for JROTC – A Misuse Of Our Tax Dollars
The Granny Peace Brigade, with support from the Peace Action, was at City Hall for the third time this year (2016) demanding that funding for the Junior Reserve Officers training Corps (JROTC) program, in 18 NYC high schools, not be approved. The Mayor’s Education Expense Budget, 2016-2017, includes an estimated $1.5 million for JROTC – … Continue reading $1.5 million for JROTC – A Misuse Of Our Tax Dollars
“Get JROTC out of Schools” – Demo at 65 Court St
Corinne, Joan, Nydia, Betty, Eva-Lee, Barbara H, Carol and Ryoko outside the NYC Board of Education offices at 65 Court Street in Brooklyn. Our message — tell City Council to get the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps out of NYC high schools. Read more about JROTC: A Recruitment Tool In 18 New York City High … Continue reading “Get JROTC out of Schools” – Demo at 65 Court St
Parent Teacher Conference Night at NYC High Schools, March 10, 2016 – Countering Military Recruitment
In our ongoing effort to protect students from the influence of military recruiters in high schools, volunteers were at 10 schools to greet parents as they arrived and provide them with 2 flyers addressing Non-Military Options for Students after HS and Questions to Ask Recruiters who may be talking to their child. This direct action … Continue reading Parent Teacher Conference Night at NYC High Schools, March 10, 2016 – Countering Military Recruitment
No Military Rifles in NYC schools!
The Granny Peace Brigade, joined by Kevin Augustine of Clarion Call, protested at 250 Broadway, the offices of the NYC City Council, on the planned city budget allocation of around $1.5 million for the US government's military program of JROTC classes in 18 New York City High Schools. Funds are also provided under the federal … Continue reading No Military Rifles in NYC schools!
The TPP: What’s In It For Us?
What happened on February 4? And why did these women hit the streets? The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade agreement among twelve Pacific Rim countries was signed on 4 February 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. To go into effect the TPP will have to be ratified in each of the twelve countries involved. What would … Continue reading The TPP: What’s In It For Us?
JROTC – A Recruitment Tool In 18 New York City High Schools
We in the Granny Peace Brigade do not think military recruiters should be inside New York City high schools, but unfortunately they are — in Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) programs at eighteen NYC high schools. Eighteen? Yes there are eighteen JROTC programs in NYC — eighteen too many. JROTC is a Federal program … Continue reading JROTC – A Recruitment Tool In 18 New York City High Schools
The Irony of Human Rights Day for Palestinian Children
On this warm, balmy 10 December evening, the Granny Peace Brigade joined together with the Union Square Women in Black Against the Occupation among other groups to commemorate this year's International Human Rights Day. December 10 is the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights....... … Continue reading The Irony of Human Rights Day for Palestinian Children
No More Stolen Lives
Ending Police Violence across the country was the focus of 3 days of action: Oct 22-24 in New York City, featuring families who have lost members due to police violence coming from all over the country to bear witness. Oct 22-SAY THEIR NAMES was a reading of the names in Times Square of those killed … Continue reading No More Stolen Lives
To Mayor De Blasio On His Visit to Israel
Mayor De Blasio Having followed events of your Israel visit, I write to say I believe it unfortunate that ‘short shrift’ was made of the plight of Palestinians and that the role of long term ongoing ‘cause and effect’ factors were ignored when you focused on Palestinian action. Obviously the human rights violations which have … Continue reading To Mayor De Blasio On His Visit to Israel
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